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WorksheetsScience final
Total questions: 55
Worksheet time: 31mins
Earth and its many interacting systems form an indefinitely self-sustaining ________?
population
community
ecosystem
microbiome
All organisms require ______ to be able to perform the metabolic processes of life?
oxygen
carbon dioxide
mitochondria
energy
The steps of cellular respiration take place in the ________?
mitochondria
chloroplasts
cellular membrane
nucleus
The number of mitochondria per cell varies but energetic cells, such as heart muscle cells which contract continually, require large amounts of ______ to carry out that process.
ADP
ATP
oxygen
carbon dioxide
ATP is made up of which of the following components (select all that apply):
A purine base
A pentose sugar
An oxygenated membrane
Three phosphate groups
The compound that ATP becomes after it loses a phosphate group is called:
ADP
ANT
AP
NADP+
The "Man in a Box" experiment showed which of the following fundamental principles of ecosystems:
Much of the energy released in any reaction is lost as heat
Light energy is the source of energy for photosynthsis
Animals rely on plants to produce oxygen and remove carbon dioxide through photosynthesis
There are both light-dependent and light-independent reactions in cellular respiration
Photosynthesis takes place in organelles called ______?
Chloroplasts
mitochondria
Golgi Apparatus
Ribosomes
The light-dependent reaction in photosynthesis requires _____ while the light-independent does not.
glucose
chlorophyll
light energy
The reactants of photosynthesis are:
Carbon dioxide and water
Oxygen, water, and light energy
water and carbon dioxide only
Glucose and water only
The products of photosynthesis are:
Carbon dioxide and water
Oxygen, water, and light energy
Water and carbon dioxide only
Glucose and water only
The reactants of cellular respiration are:
Carbon dioxide and water
Glucose and water only
The products of cellular respiration are:
Carbon dioxide and water
Water and carbon dioxide only
Glucose and water only
A molecule's energy is contained in the electrons within the molecules _______ _______
Carbon dioxide
Aerobic bonds
Chemical bonds
Cellular respiration can be divided into four major steps, each with its own set of chemical reactions. Which of the following are the four steps? Select all.
Glycolysis
The Link reaction
The Krebs cycle
The electron transport chain
light-dependent reactions
Which reaction out of the options above allows for the largest amount of ATP production?
Glycolysis
The electron transport chain
Which of the following cellular respiration processes yields the largest amount of ATP??
Aerobic respiration
Alcoholic fermentation
Lactic acid and alcoholic fermentation are examples of this type of respiration:
Aerobic Respiration
Anaerobic Respiration
Earths systems DO NOT act in _______ and use feedback loops to shape the world as we know it.
Association
Unison
Isolation
One of the first organisms to split water to produce oxygen during photosynthesis was ___________
Plants
Cyanobacteria
Evidence for the Great Oxygenation Even is found in what type or formations?
Banded iron formations
Soil
Glaciers
The Earth's early atmosphere was filled with what gas?
Carbon Dioxide
Methane
Oxygen
Soils are a mixture of which two things?
Weathered rock and organic material
Iron formations and microbes
none of the above
During the Devonian Period, which type of life diversified rapidly on land?
Plants
Animals
Archebacteria
Complex interactions and feedback loops between which of the following spheres helped shape the history of Earth
Atmosphere
All of the above
Biosphere
Geosphere
What is the term for the modification of the environment producing new conditions for the evolution of life and as life evolves so does the environment-forcing more changes upon life
Feedback
Coevolution
Complex systemic evolution
Very high oxygen levels during the Carboniferous period allowed ________, including giant dragonflies and millipedes, to easily obtain the oxygen they needed to support their very large sizes
Invertebrates
vertebrates
Plants
Cyanobacteria
True of False:
Carbon is found bound in many different forms in all the Earth's spheres
True
False
Carbon is the backbone of molecules essential for sustaining life such as
Fats
Proteins
Carbohydrates
All of the Above
On Earth, the vast majority of carbon is carried in which sphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
In the Hydrosphere, carbon is stored as which of the following ( SELECT TWO)
carbonite
Carbonate
Biocarbonate
Elemental Carbon
Only a small amount of carbon on Earth is held in which sphere
Atmosphere
Geosphere
Biosphere
Hydrosphere
Photosynthesis removes _______ from the atmosphere and releases _______
Carbon; Oxygen
Oxygen; Carbon
Methane; Oxygen
Oxygen; Nitrogen
Cellular respiration removes ______ from the atmosphere and releases ______
Carbon; oxygen
Oxygen; carbon
Methane; oxygen
Oxygen; nitrogen
Which of the following evens have led to an increase in the amount of carbon in the atmosphere (SELECT TWO)
deforestation
increase in biomass
decrease in vehicle use
burning fossil fuels
The ocean is slightly _______ with a pH of 8.1
Acidic
Basic
Neutral
An increase in the amount of carbon that is dissolved in the ocean can lead to a(n) _______ in pH, also known as ocean acidification
Increase
Decrease
Slight Change
If carbon gets locked up in the ocean as bicarbonate ions, it makes it harder for shell-building organisms that rely on carbonate ions to form shells. This may cause which of the following (SELECT TWO)
Shell deformation
Shell thinning
Shell thickening
No ability to form a shell at all
What is a "Homologous structure"?
Structures found in different organisms
Structures that are results from a common ancestor
Structures that have common origin, but they might have different functions
All of the above
The presence of homologous structures indicates the ______ between organisms.
Evolutionary relationship
Coevolution
None of the above
I wish I knew this
What is a limb with five fingers, and the bones are arranged in specific patterns.
A homologous structure
Pentadactyl limb
List examples of a pentadactyl limb, and give a short answer why.
A bat wing: Adapted for flying
A dog front leg: Adapted for running
A human arm: Adapted for flexibility, climbing, and picking up objects
The DNA of mammals is very _____?
Similar
Exact
Different
By comparing the ___________________ we can determine how closely related the groups are and how long ago they diverged from each other.
DNA sequences in the genes
homologous structures
pentadactyl limbs
Humans and chimpanzees are very _________
Siblings
closely related
ancestors
mother and father
Horses and rhinos are both ________ ungulates, they are more ____________ to each other.
Single-toed; distantly related
closely related; ancestral
What is development biology
(a)
The stage of embryonic development is identified using a standardized system based on the ______________
development of structures
study of homologous tructures
__________ are fossils with features common to both an ancestral group __________ and its descendant group ________
transitional fossils; ancestral features; derived features
homologous structures; dinosaurs; inherited structures
________ is a transitional form between birds and non-avian dinosaurs, and is regarded as the first primitive bird.
archaeopteryx
pterodactyl
dodo bird
_________ shows hippopotamuses to be the closet living ancestor of whales
DNA analysis
bone structures
environment/ habitat studies
________ was a mainly terrestrial mammal that lived 50 mya, during the early Eocene
Rohocetus
Dorudon
Cetotherium
Pakicetus
_________ was a mainly aquatic mammal that lived during the mid Eocene (45 mya)
Rodhocetus
Pakicetus
Dorudon
Cetotherium
________ was fully aquatic, and lived during the mid-late Eocene (40 mya).
Pakicetus
Rodhocetus
Dorudon
Cetotherium
_________ was fully aquatic, and lived 18 mya during the mid-late Miocene.
Pakicetus
Rodhocetus
Dorudon
Cetotherium
